Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-4002
Published: June 8, 2015 / Updated: November 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92497
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4002
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error within the oz_usb_rx() function in drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozusbsvc1.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can read and manipulate data.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4002
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d114b9fe78c8d6fc6e70808c2092aa307c36dc8e
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/05/7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a59029bc218b48eff8b5d4dde5662fd79d3e1a8
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a59029bc218b48eff8b5d4dde5662fd79d3e1a8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d114b9fe78c8d6fc6e70808c2092aa307c36dc8e
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74668
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1